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Fighting the Flu

May 7, 2009

Ohio State mobilizes its army of experts to deal with the influenza outbreak

by Jeff McCallister

When word came from health agencies in Mexico that a strain of influenza virus was both spreading rapidly and becoming deadly, it didn’t take long for Ohio State to mobilize for a fight.

“We’ve had a plan in place for three years now,” said Bob Armstrong, Ohio State’s emergency management director. “When we looked at the information we were getting, it became obvious that it was time to implement those plans.” Continue reading ‘Fighting the Flu’